Monday, November 26, 2001

The four day weekend flew by and now it's back to work and the standard routine, with the added distraction of holiday preparedness. Speaking of which, we put up our outdoor Christmas lights over the weekend. If I do say so myself, they look great.

After Christmas last year, we stocked up on discount priced lights at Target. I made that proclaimation that white lights were on the way out and we would see a resurgence of colored lights - at least at our house. It seemed like everyone had white lights last year, and while I think they are very pretty, it's nice to have to see a little color/variation from yard to yard. I bought the bigger (C-7 size, so not the biggest) "old fashioned" lights in translucent multi color bulbs to put in the trees in our front yard. We stuck with the white swags for the eaves of the house - these are the biggest pain to untangle right out of the box! I also added blue and frosted white globe lights to the front hedge. It might sound a little hodge-podge-ish, but it really looks nice.

When I zipped home for lunch today, I found the wreath I ordered from Central Maine Wreath. It smells wonderful. I ordered from these guys last year too and highly recommend them. Their prices are good and shipping is quick. I've gotten the "Economy Wreath" and been very please with it. Don't be fooled by the name, this is a nice sized, very lush pine wreath. Funny that it was cheaper than the fake ones I saw at Target this weekend. I know you can re-use the fake ones year after year, but they don't smell nearly as good.

Last weekend I made a couple of tabletop sized Christmas trees, complete with lights and decorations out of wire hangers - don't tell Mommy Dearest! - and garland. They came out very nice. I did one in traditional green w/white lights and a second one in white with blue lights. These would make a really nice decoration for a dorm room, someone in a nursing home or for an office. You can find pictures and well written instructions at My Christmas Projects.

At Target over the weekend, I picked up some clearance items to make another tabletop fountain - now all I need is the pump which I should be able to get at Michael's. Items from Target - bright blue, cermaic, rectangular "tray" with a dragonfly embossed on the corner. It's really a shallow dish and was in the garden section, where they have all of their "summer" pots on clearance along with containers of smooth stones. The stones I got are white with a little brownish-amber in them. Of course, I have no idea what I would do with another fountain except give it as a gift. Hmmm... who on my list would want one? I'll try to get a photo of my last fountain up on the picture page and stick a link in here without further ado.

posted by Mary Beth at 11/26/2001 05:51:00 PM

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